HackNwk 2017: Women’s Safety Hackathon

Mayor Ras J. Baraka announced in November the launching of the Women’s Safety Hackathon, a #HackNWK competition, to create a technology that makes Newark safer for women.

The Women’s Safety Hackathon will give entrants three months to create a technology that will improve safety for women in Newark.

This Event is to showcase the submissions for the Hackathon and the winning entrant will receive $15,000 to build out their prototype for deployment on June 1, 2017, and then $35,000 to maintain the system for one year.